Fastening device for shipping-tags.



N0. 829,062. PATEN'I'BD AUG. 21, 1906.

J. W. DOLLMAN. FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHIPPING TAGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1908.

QM/(mm I 7 Q g a? 6 9% 7M! I JOHN W. DOLLMAN, OF PARKERSBURG, VESTVIRGINIA.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHIPPING-TAGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Annlication filed March 9, 1906. Serial No. 305.049.

To all whrmt it 'ITNIZ/ concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. DOLLMAN, a cit zen of the United States,residing at Parkersburg, in the county of iVood and State of lVestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FasteningDevices for Ship ing-Tags; and I do declare the following to e a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked there on, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to fastening devices for shippingtags. and isespecially designed. for tagging such articles as goods which come inbales, meat, &c.

The object of the invention is to provide a securing device which entersthe goods to which the tags are attached in such a manner as to rendertheir attachment most secure.

Preceding a detail description of the invention, reference is made tothe accompanying drawings, of which Figure I shows my fastening deviceunited to a tag and ready for attachment to the article to which the tagis to be ap lied, a part of the tag in this view being roken away. Fig.II is a view of the opposite side of the tag as shown in Fig. I. Fig.III is a side edge view of Fig. I. Fig. IV is an edge view looking inthe direction of the fastening dev ce as shown in Fig. I.

In a detail description of the invention similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

The fastening device 1 s essentially constructed of sheet metal havingits longitudinal edges reinforced by turning said edges over, as shownat 2 2, said reinforced edges extending throughout the sides of thefastening device to the end of the tag 6. The entering end 3 of saidfastening device is pointed or spear-shaped, having rearwardlyextendedspurs 4 4, which engage the article when the device is inserted thereinand offer resistance to the withdrawal of the device. In addition. tothese resisting-spurs 4 4; there are two inwardly-lying spurs 5 5, whichproject inwardly upon the top side of the device and offer additionalresistance to the withdrawal of the device from the goods. Theseadditional spurs 5 5 are stamped from the same piece of metal and areturned inwardly, substantially as is shown in the drawings, and the saidspurs 5 5 and 4 4 offer a continuous line of resistance across the head3 of the device at the oint where said head joins the main body 0 saiddevice. The reinforced edges 2 2 impart to the attachment a desirablestrength that insures the head of the device enetrating the goodswithout the dan ger o the fastener buckling at the body. The saidreinforced edges are formed by turning the metal over in stamping thesame. The fastener is secured to the tag 6 by means of an opening 8,through which is assed a series of cars 7, also stamped from tie end ofthe fastener and bent over to clamp one side of the tag. Of course thefastener may be united to the tag in a variety of ways, but the mannerof uniting the same to the tag as above indicated is a convenient andeflicient way.

Having described my invention, I clain1- 1. A fastening device for theattachment of shipping-tags to goods, consisting of a body portion 1having a spear-shaped head 3 with rearwardly-extended spurs 4 4 andinwarilly-cxtcnding spurs 5 5 in the rear of the head and having iointssubstantially in the same plane with the points of the spurs 4 4,substantially as specified.

2. In a fastening device for attaching shipping-tags to articles, a bodyportion 1 having its longitudinal edges reinforced to strengthen thebody portion, the free end of said device being pointed and havingoutwardly and rearwardly extending spurs 4 4, and additional spurs 5 5turned inwardly over the body of the device and having ointssubstantially in the same ilanc wit 1 the points of the spurs 4' 4, thusforming a transverse line of resisting-spurs at the enteringpoint of thedevice, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. DOLLMAN.

Witnesses It. J. lVIUGAR'IY, O. M. THEOBALT). t i

